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People And SocietyNationality
Noun NA
Adjective NA Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% Languages
Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) Religions
Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8% Population World Ranking: 141
2,622,544 (July 2012 est.)
Note Approximately 311,100 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2010); approximately 186,929 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2010) (July 2012 est.) Age structure
0-14 years
35.8% (male 471,908/female 447,816) 15-64 years 60.5% (male 796,421/female 757,227) 65 years and over 3.7% (male 39,546/female 55,637) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 21.7 years
Male 21.5 years Female 21.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 45
2.063% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 66
24.19 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 209
3.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 111
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 72% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization 3.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) Sex ratio
At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.71 male(s)/female Total population 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 94
64 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 120
Total 14.47 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 16.22 deaths/1,000 live births Female 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 89
Total population 75.24 years
Male 73.17 years Female 77.42 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 64
2.98 children born/woman (2012 est.) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
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Hiv/aids - deaths
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Education expenditures
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Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 92.4%Male 96.7% Female 88% (2004 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 14 years
Male 13 years Female 14 years (2006) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 5
Total 46.9%
Male 38.8% Female 47.3% (2008)
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